Chapter 841 735: Hanging Skill Honey Cherry_2

He carefully placed the tray aside, and found the bag of fresh tangerine leaves that he had specifically asked the buyer to purchase.

If it were summer, Fu Yu would have asked the buyer to bring some cherry tree leaves directly.

Unfortunately, in the winter fruit store, the only thing available is tangerines with branches and leaves, while other fruits are completely bare, without a single leaf.

However, fortunately, the veins of the tangerine leaves are very clear, and the effect should be quite good when made.

Fu Yu poured out all the tangerines from the bag and carefully selected a few complete-shaped tangerine leaves.

He prepared the tangerine leaves, washed them clean, and used kitchen paper to absorb the surface moisture.

After dealing with the tangerine leaves, Fu Yu took a piece of matcha-flavored chocolate, unpacked it, and placed it in a deep-bottomed plate.

Put water in the pot, heat it to sixty or seventy degrees, then place the plate with chocolate in the pot, heat it until the chocolate melts, and stir until there are no chocolate particles.

Using a soft brush, dip some chocolate and gently and evenly apply it on the leaves.

During the process, Fu Yu strictly followed the requirements on the anorexia customer's preferred menu and specifically brushed the back of the tangerine leaves.

Because the veins on the back are clearer, the chocolate leaves will be reversed, but brushing the back of the leaves results in the correct front effect.

Since it was his first attempt, he couldn't tell if there was a problem with the chocolate itself or if he didn't grasp the right amount when brushing; it felt a bit too thin.

After hesitating a bit, once all the tangerine leaves were brushed, he waited for the chocolate to dry slightly before applying another layer.

Having completed this step, Fu Yu set the chocolate tangerine leaves aside and took over the proofed Five-White Sweet Cake dough.

The molds the buyer brought back were the smallest mooncake molds as per his request.

The styles were six types of 3D cherry blossoms and cute animal group designs.

The 3D cherry blossom set consisted of six cherry blossom-shaped molds and came with a complete set of edible colors.

Fu Yu washed all the molds clean, wiped them dry with paper towels, and then shaped the Five-White Sweet Cake dough in the molds.

Once shaped, the Five-White Sweet Cake was placed in a pot of cold water, which was then fired to steam it.

After setting the time, Fu Yu brought back the tray containing the chocolate tangerine leaves.

The chocolate had completely solidified.

He picked up the tangerine leaves, starting from the tail end, gradually separating the leaves. They separated easily.

During his actions, Fu Yu was extremely cautious, applying a particularly light touch for fear of breaking the chocolate with a single mistake.

After all the chocolate tangerine leaves were removed, Fu Yu leisurely walked to the oven and took out the hawthorn fruit puree, which had just finished baking.

The surface of the puree in the baking sheet had dried out nicely.

Xia Anni curiously craned her neck to have a look, and then realized that what Fu Yu had baked was basically fruit leather!

She glanced at the fruit leather spread out on the baking sheet, her heart calm and unperturbed, still lacking any appetite.

Whether it was psychological, earlier driven by curiosity, she joined the crowd in the kitchen to watch Fu Yu cook for the fun of it.

But as the fragrances wafted out, she began to feel slightly nauseous.

The agent had been focusing on Xia Anni, and seeing her unwell, promptly said, "Annie, how about we sit outside for a while?"

Liu Yiming, standing beside them, turned his head upon hearing this and saw Xia Anni looking unwell too, so he persuaded, "Yes, it's too warm in the kitchen, let's go to the living room to rest for a bit, and I'll call you when dinner is ready."

Xia Anni really did feel uncomfortable, so she didn't resist any longer and left the kitchen with the agent, heading for the living room to wait to taste the herbal meal later.

Sitting on the sofa, the agent asked with concern, "How are you? Feeling nauseous again just now?"

Xia Anni nodded, took a moment, and said, "The smell of that meat broth was really disgusting."

The agent looked around, confirmed no one else was around, and couldn't help but quietly complain, "I thought herbal meals were something magical, turns out it's just this..."

Quail broth, braised chicken, steamed fish, pastry...

Besides adding two extra herbs during cooking, there was nothing particularly distinctive.

Anyway, it wasn't as imagined.

Xia Anni didn't voice it, but felt quite disappointed.

Mainly because she had heard Liu Yiming's sister praising the herbal meals to no end!

Saying how delicious they were, how fresh the flavor!

How beautifully presented they were, making them look appetizing!

Such effective results, showing significant changes after a few courses!

...

Perhaps the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

Anyway, Xia Anni now had little expectation for Fu Yu's herbal cuisine.

After all, looking at these dishes, even if the chef was creative, could he make a grand display from them?

And such braised meat and soup dishes, she really couldn't eat them at all.

Usually, she barely managed to eat things like crackers, any brothy stuff made her want to gag even from smelling it.

The agent brought over a cup of warm water.

Xia Anni held the cup but didn't drink.

Actually, she felt her throat was dry, but just didn't want to drink, as if taking a sip would immediately make her vomit.

The agent advised, "Try to drink a little; if you don't eat but drink water, you can barely last a month. Without eating or drinking, you wouldn't last more than three days."

Xia Anni reluctantly took a sip of water, paused under the agent's watchful eyes, and then forced another sip.

The agent sighed heavily.

Thinking of the busy herbal cooking in the kitchen, she hoped that this young chef truly had some skills.

She wasn't asking for much, as long as Xia Anni could properly eat a meal, or even just eat a couple of bites of normal food.

If someone stopped eating grains, how could their body possibly stay healthy?

Thinking of this, the agent couldn't suppress another sigh.

...

In the kitchen, Fu Yu left the fruit leather to cool on the counter, turned around, and took out the ginger-shredded steamed catfish from the pot after turning off the heat.

The catfish's meat was extremely tender, paired with shredded ginger and steamed, smelling richly savory when removed from the pot.

Whether it was meal time or not, the kitchen staff looking at the steamed fish and smelling this enticing aroma suddenly felt a bit hungry.

However, Fu Yu didn't rush serving the dish, but rather cleverly lifted the fish slightly with chopsticks, then pinched two large pieces of tender meat from the belly.

Then, grabbing spinach and carrots, cut into strips, blanched with boiling water, and divided the fish meat into four equal portions, forming them into balls with his hands, then entwined them with spinach and carrot strips.

The steamed fish meat was crumbly, formed into balls, held together only by the intertwined spinach and carrot strips.

At this moment, Fu Yu was extremely thankful for the system-bestowed flexibility of his fingers.

Since his finger dexterity was upgraded, tasks like tying vegetable strips have never troubled him.

In a situation even he found extraordinary, he smoothly and effortlessly tied four petite fish meatballs into butterfly knots.

The white fish meatballs are wrapped with orange carrot strips and tender green spinach strips, the three colors paired together, making it look extremely beautiful.

Fu Yu took a delicate porcelain bowl and placed the four fish balls inside, then poured the juice from the steamed fish platter over them.

This ginger-shredded steamed catfish dish made especially for Xia Anni was thus completed.

As for the whole catfish, it could be served directly later as a herbal meal dish for everyone to taste together.

"Is the small bowl... the herbal dish made for Anni?"

Liu Yiming looked at the small white porcelain bowl, with the delicate and lovely fish balls, and couldn't help but exclaim, "This is so beautifully done!"

Fu Yu nodded, "Yes, Miss Xia has little appetite, so just try small amounts of each herbal meal. Today is just to sample the taste, in the future, after customizing the herbal meal process, we'll gradually increase the portions."